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ummm what the heck. this help me none and who cares about anything in this article?!?!?
Based on the number of comments on this article, a lot of people seem to care a lot.
Matt, just what diet are you on ? low fat, low carb, none ?
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James, I found your blog through Alan and Lyle’s sites, and I’m glad that I did. As a recovering “low carb” fanatic, who was once accused of being a priest of the church of St. Dr. Atkins, I’ve been waiting for someone with your background to thoroughly review Taubes’s book, which I read cover to cover the same week it hit bookstores. Just from reading Greg Ellis, Anthony Colpo, Jamie Hale, Alan, and Lyle, I knew that there was something wrong with the dated sources that Taubes uses. I may not be a nutritional scientist, but I do have an… Read more »
Thanks, Muata. I just posted my first review of Chapter 14 here. I am bracing myself for the backlash, but a thorough review of this book is needed. I feel people need to see all of the evidence and information that Taubes leaves out of his book.
Good observation about Ancel Keys, by the way. I didn’t think of that but you’re completely right. Of course, people are usually blind to their own hypocrisy.
James, I found your blog through Alan and Lyle’s sites, and I’m glad that I did.As a recovering “low carb” fanatic, who was once accused of being a priest of the church of St. Dr. Atkins, I’ve been waiting for someone with your background to thoroughly review Taubes’s book, which I read cover to cover the same week it hit bookstores.Just from reading Greg Ellis, Anthony Colpo, Jamie Hale, Alan, and Lyle, I knew that there was something wrong with the dated sources that Taubes uses.I may not be a nutritional scientist, but I do have an advanced degree and… Read more »
Dated research, very true.Of course, he did that because the research was good and correct.The human body has not changed.And there has been research since that upholds his claims.Me… just my own research.I have lost 74 pounds in 7 months, no longer suffer from gout (Paleo, high fat), no longer suffer from insomnia, blood sugar is back to healthy, no longer need blood pressure medicine, and I feel amazing. Dated research, very true.Of course, he did that because the research was good and correct.The human body has not changed.And there has been research since that upholds his claims.Me… just my… Read more »
PLEEEZ! Let’s talk science. Why do we gain wheigt? We gain wheigt because our fat tissue accumulates too much fat. What regulates fat tissue is the hormone insulin. We secrete insulin in response to the carbohydrates we take into our bodies there is no other reason to secrete insulin! It is so simple that I believe even Dr. Ellis can understand it he may not want to agree with it but he does understand it.Ask any diabetic on insulin.
PLEEEZ! Let’s talk science Before we talk science, I suggest you do some more reading of science first. And I don’t mean pop-culture junk science like that of Taubes. I mean real science…from studies, physiological textbooks, etc. Why do we gain wheigt? We gain wheigt because our fat tissue accumulates too much fat. Actually we gain weight when we accumulate all types of tissue, not just fat. Obesity is an accumulation of both fat and lean mass, not just fat mass. What regulates fat tissue is the hormone insulin. Insulin is only one of many, many hormones and other factors… Read more »